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Bombyx mori; antennae; odorant deactivation; N-benzoylserine;
benzoic acid; metabolism
Moth antheraea-polyphemus; pheromone-degrading enzyme; silkworm
moth; sex-pheromone; olfactory epithelium; nasal-mucosa;
conversion; biotransformation; degradation; termination
Abstract:
Benzoic acid is a known stimulant of olfactory receptor cells in trichoid sensilla on the antennae of adult females of Bombyx mori. Exposure of freshly excised antennae, from B. mori females and males, to vapours of [C-14]-benzoic acid revealed that the